Horse-detacher.



J. M. LINDSEY.

HORSE DETAOHER.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.30,1910.

' Patented Junefi, 1911.

WITNESSES ATTO R N EY and particularly to that vices wherein he he$61-11 M. LINDSEY, 03? CALL, TEXAS.

Application filed September Epecificaiion of Leiters lzen'iz.

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My invention relates to l detached from the While seated One of theobjects provide LL moans Wheibh c. horse ii fr cnerl, running away,stalied in st "cum or bulky in front of a rapidly moving train may beeasily and quickly detached from the vehicle and thus save the vehicleor occupants from a possible injury.

Another object i to provide a device of this character wherein the bolthohiing the tree in place is pi'evcncecl from jarring out of position by"the. operating; lever n01 molly acting upon the hcscl of the bolt.

' further object is [0 provide a means whereby stay chains may be usedin con motion with the Zlilil when the bolt i pullorl or lhe horsereleased the chains 'Wil be ziuton'iaticnliy rlisei'rgriged frmn thehook by which they are heici.

To ihe accompiishn'ienc of these objects, he invention consisrs inceriuin novel combinaaions, construction and arrangement of parts, thedetails of which will appear the course of the following description, inwhich reference is had to ihe accompany ing (h'mvings, forming a part ofthis specification, lihecherac'cci's of-reifercnce designating s'miierperis throughoii the SQVQYLLL a ien's, where I Figure 1 a persgieciivecrew- 5 l View showing;

my device zrpnliefr to :1, "ehicle ionguei v w sl 1 ow mg the 2 is ahorizonml sec-l e arrangement of the in the drawing pole, or other sup nis be secured to 'vehi I in my Ski ner. The invention may, how piiecl tothe cross-bar o pm Secured to the upper side the tongue M in andextending longiluciinaily thereof, is plate 4 of approximn ioiy fiho heith as the tongue, smfl plate hm front end e n inkegrni upstanifliz arm5., the top portion of W owning 6 which is in niinemen; with scorresponding opening 7 in saiii pi-iiie. The ex renie front end of theplate terniiimtes in S which is adapted i0 engage one of the Links of astay chain {he ends of which conneccecl. to doublet 1Q, 21% pointspivotelly -i a. icng tji x) premnt l c llpfiilzillfilil f portion of22.1 11 53' With rem mrcing piste The tree 10 is providerl with areinforcing plate 3.1 through which. is formed a ooit (inching 12,which, when ilie free in position, is in alinenicnt with lghe bolfiopenings (3 and 7.

i -itiached to the top of the plate 4; and are ranged immediately in therear of the overh mging arm 5 is hearing block 13 pro vnled at its frontend 'Wiih pzrsifiel roostiinflingz by rncaias w are 1%, between which ofpin 1 i pivotally inounecl ucii crank iever 16. Tie said. leverterininal'es in an upstanding handle or op which. when the tongue lvehicle, is innneriimely in from; f

hoard curl in convenient reach c oily connected to lever 16 as \l thatthe entire Weight anl: lever 16 on the head thus prevent said pin fromof position. The lever 16 is .ovideci at its top with an openin v besecured a. c -i or rope -ehicic i from its supporting hook 222151 the iso will he crmittmi to go as ple1ses. ghe purpose of amin the said chainwiii manifest when it is explained that 1" the said chain were omitted,the tree couicl swing: on its pivot to an unlimited oxan upstandingforwardly projecting hook i tent, and in its free swing from one extremetion, and because of its use provision must be made to allow for itsdisconnection when the releasing bolt 18 is withdrawn. Such provision ismade by the book 8, which constitutes a fixed part, passing through oneof the links at the forward portion of the chain.

" By the term support used in the claim,

I Wish it to be understood as comprehending therein the pole 3 or thecross-bar connecting a pair ofshafts.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and eiiicientmeans are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, butWhile the elements herein shown and described are Well adapted to servethe functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may bemade in the proportion, shape and arrangement of the'several parts,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

I claim In a horse detacher, the combination of a support a tree, avertically-disposed bolt for connecting the tree to the support, an

operating lever connected to said bolt for re leasing the same from thetree and the support, a stay chain connected to the tree and extendingforwardly therefrom, and a rigid hook mounted on the support in advanceof JOHN M. LINDSEY.

Witnesses:

WV. T. HOOKER, \V. N. HOLBROOK.

